It's hard to believe
that a few years back, the US Navy was kind enough to let me work on the
flight deck with this plane flying around, as well as the Eagle-nosed VFA-195
"Chippie Ho!" bird, and the VFA-192 Golden Dragons Blue-and-gold
Hornet.
This aircraft was
actually discussed on the boards a few weeks ago. We were off the coast of
Australia when the port main mount snapped on launch and severely injured one of
my shipmates badly. The pilot of the plane managed to get it airborne and
landed safely in Australia.
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images below to see larger images
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The kit was built
OOB, primed with Tamiya gray primer, and finished with Model Master Acrylics.
The outstanding decals are from CAMDecals, and feature glow-in-the-dark
formation lights! I used a Sharpie fine point to color the red and green
lights, which worked extraordinarily well.
Bill
www.wffwii.com
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